Biden’s Folksiness Can Veer Into Folklore, or Falsehoods
President Biden has been unable to break himself of the habit of embellishing narratives to weave a political identity. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan Will Debate in the Ohio Senate Race
The contest, in a onetime swing state that has become increasingly Republican, is more competitive than many political observers expected. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read…
No Tories are now defending Brexit — and Truss is noticing
Liz Truss and Emmanuel Macron in Prage last week. Inch-by-inch Britain is reconnecting with Europe (Photo: 10
Justice Jackson Joins the Supreme Court, and the Debate Over Originalism
In arguments in a voting rights case, the new justice said history must inform constitutional interpretation, making a liberal case for an idea often associated with conservatives. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
How the Supreme Court’s State Legislature Case Could Change Elections
Races in state legislatures are often quiet and turn on local issues like roads or schools. But a Supreme Court case could give these legislative bodies nearly absolute power over federal elections. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
Energy union or deindustrialisation
EU leaders should take the crucial leap and move on with an energy union; otherwise, the bloc will face the risk of deindustrialisation and being defeated in the global competition with the US and Asia. The European Council has so…
Ukraine and Moldova move to disarm Vladimir Putin’s energy weapon
Russia may have hoped the heating season starting on October 1 would kick off with a bang to inflict more pain on Europe’s edgy energy markets. However, there has been little so far for the Kremlin to cheer. News in…
Judge Narrows Trial of Analyst Who Gathered Steele Dossier Claims About Trump
Matters deemed tangential to the charges of making false statements, including a notorious and uncorroborated rumor of a sex tape, will be excluded from the case. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
J.D. Vance’s First Attempt to Renew Ohio Crumbled Quickly
In 2017, the Republican candidate for Senate started a nonprofit group to tackle the social ills he had written about in his “Hillbilly Elegy” memoir. It fell apart within two years. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
4 Weeks Out, Senate Control Hangs in the Balance in Tumultuous Midterms
The G.O.P. claimed the momentum in the spring. Then the overturning of Roe. v. Wade galvanized Democrats. As the momentum shifts again, the final stretch of the 2022 midterms defies predictability. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…